And while not every driver would have his hair analyzed, Kahne’s popularity among women — former sponsor Allstate did a commercial of women fawning over him — resulted in a little bit of a stir as he sported the new ’do.

“It’s called ‘high and tight’” Kahne said Wednesday. “This is the new haircut for me for a little while. I just changed it up for once rather than that same old thing.”

Who cut Kahne’s hair? Well his sponsor is Great Clips so that’s apparently where it was done.

“They didn’t make me get it,” he said. “I wanted it. But I think they did a good job cutting it.”